Weekly Threat Report 15th October 2021 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Patches are essential – #BeCyberSmart
I had to write about patches today – yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we got a range patches for their software. Some of these were for critical vulnerabilities with one of them actually being exploited in the wild. Microsoft October 2021 Patch Tuesday (sans.edu) Other software vendors also seem …
Ransomware: NCSC says Russia is responsible – #BeCyberSmart
Lindy Cameron (photo above from NCSC website), the head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has made a strong speech emphasising the devastating threat ransomware poses to businesses and organisations. Lindy Cameron at Cyber 2021, Chatham House – NCSC.GOV.UK UK cyber head says Russia responsible for ‘devastating’ ransomware …
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National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report
Here is a link to the NCSC weekly threat report for week ending 8/10/2021: Weekly Threat Report 8th October 2021 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Create a better password – #BeCyberSmart
Yesterday as part of our October BeCyberSmart blog and Octagon’s regular blog both myself and Martin wrote about passwords: Leaks – #BeCyberSmart – Smart Thinking Solutions YOUR CREDENTIALS – are they safe? – Octagon Technology Today I wanted to tell you about what a strong password is so I have …
